TeRiRi's Magical Quest/Story/Site of Nightmare 4

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Last updated: 24 February 2024

Prologue

Characters Present

TeRiRi

Bronie

Delta

Kasumi

Rita

Sirin

Start

TeRiRi

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About that... I'm concerned about something.

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Bronie

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Is it the scanning results?

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TeRiRi

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No, I believe in you and your partner, which is exactly why I have doubts about this.

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TeRiRi

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Why have the magical creature markers appeared anywhere but in the direction of the tower?

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Bronie

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…

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Bronie

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Why not in the direction of the tower… We need to enter to find out.

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Bronie

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But you should know some insects, plants, or even fishes are phototactic, right?

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TeRiRi

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Of course.

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Bronie

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And you said the Miracle Stone holds immense power. Then for magical creatures, the Miracle Stone is a sun.

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Bronie

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Is there anything wrong with moving toward the sun?

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Delta

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Nothing. But if that’s the case, why are we heading toward the tower? Shouldn’t we head toward where the markers are the densest and find the Miracle Stone?

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Delta

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I bet a being that frightens magical creature resides in the tower. Oh, it might even be the Dark Lord that’s said to have disappeared.

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Bronie

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We rarely think alike. Surely you prefer trading blows with the Dark Lord to tussling with magical creatures.

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Bronie

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“Go straight for the biggest target,” that’s what a friend of mine likes saying.

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Delta

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What, I need to thank you for your “thoughtfulness”?

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Bronie

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Aww, you’re welcome.

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TeRiRi

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(why do I feel… things have gotten more dangerous?)

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Kasumi

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… Since we’ve chosen to confront the Dark Lord, we must be careful with our every step from now on.

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In spite of the uneasiness, the band pressed on toward the tower.

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Unlike their mood at the moment, the not-so-Iong journey was surprisingly peaceful.

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That is, if they disregard an interlude—

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TeRiRi

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Aaaaah—

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Rita

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Careful. Are you alright?

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TeRiRi

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Y-yes, thank you, Rita.

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To ease her embarrassment, she scrambled to explain, a little frustrated inside.

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TeRiRi

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I was blinded by the reflection of mirror shards, so I couldn’t see the road.

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TeRiRi

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This has happened too many times... all because of my carelessness.

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Delta

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Are you always like this? No wonder your peer was worried about you.

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Bronie

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The way I see it, if we didn't accept the task, she'd have given in and accompanied you here.

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Rita

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Miss Sirin truly cares about you. Please cherish such a good friend.

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TeRiRi

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…

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< Screen fades to black. >

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The comfort of fellow travelers didn't work as expected, but instead made TeRiRi feel worse.

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She looked at what reflected the light. The edges of the mirror shards looked new, so the mirror must have shattered recently.

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The mirror reflected a face tired, cowardly, and weak.

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TeRiRi

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(... I'll face it, I'm so much worse than my Senpai.)

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TeRiRi

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(I still need to borrow the power of others... No, saving me might even make them weaker...)

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The thought made her cast a disgruntled look, as if blaming herself in the mirror.

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< Screen fades to white. >

TeRiRi

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(Huh…?)

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TeRiRi

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(Why… I’m supposed to look saddened…)

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TeRiRi

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(But…)

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TeRiRi

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(Did the me in the mirror... smile for a brief moment?)

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Bronie

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TeRiRi, keep up.

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TeRiRi

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Eh? Oh, okay, I’m coming.

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Bronie

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Stay close to us, I don't want you to get hurt here.

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Bronie grabbed TeRiRi's cold hand. She thought it felt cold because she was tired, so she tightened her grip.

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TeRiRi mindlessly ran after the others, her mind laready occupied by the scene she saw seconds earlier—

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TeRiRi

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(Was I… seeing things? Am I too tired these days? Or was it… the residual magic of the Dark Lord?)

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The abrupt stop of Bronie and the howling of magical creatures snapped TeRiRi out of surprise.

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Bronie

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Magical creatures sure are difficult!

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TeRiRi

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(No, now’s not the time to think about these things. I mustn’t hold them back or let Sirin down!)

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TeRiRi

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Everyone, watch out!

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Kasumi

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This is nothing. Everyone, get ready for battle.

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< Defeat the Freezing Pusher Bug and Mist Gargoyle. Story resumes after the stage is cleared. >

Bronie

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Looks like we made it into the tower. Some Dark Lord, can't even stop us!

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TeRiRi

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Yeah…

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TeRiRi

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That's what everyone thought when we fist came here.

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Bronie

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Hmm?

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The girl was mesmerized by the dappled moonlight on the steps.

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The dust floating in the light was so far away from her, yet still made her eyes water.

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TeRiRi

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(Back then, we had no idea how horrible our enemy was.)

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TeRiRi

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(Because we weren’t expecting, when met with failure, we sunk into sorrow…)

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TeRiRi

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(and self-blame.)

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TeRiRi

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Sirin, what do we do… I just can open that door!

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TeRiRi

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It’s been so long, not a sound has come from the castle. Vollerei Senpai and Broboli Senpai should have succeeded, right? They... must have?

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The girl squatting on the steps didn't respond.

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TeRiRi

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By the way… l think this group of magical girls only has us left.

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Sirin

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…

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TeRiRi

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It’s so quiet here... Sirin, say something.

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Sirin

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…

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Sirin

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How could you…

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Sirin

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How could you kick me out! Vollerei Senpai... Broboli Senpai... You're all liars!

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Sirin

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Tactic? Strategy? Do you think I'll buy that?

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Sirin

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You always make my decisions for me, you always treat me like a child... I hate you!

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TeRiRi

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Sirin…

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TeRiRi

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Go, stand up. We... we'll contact the Magic Security Bureau now!

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TeRiRi

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The Magic Security Bureau must have backup forces! Yeah... If they breach the barrier isolating the castle and return to assist Senpai as soon as possible, it won't be too late!

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Sirin

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…

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Sirin

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Magic Security Bureau...?

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Sirin

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You idiot... Don't you get it? They aren't planning to send any help!

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< Screen fades to black. >

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Tears blurred Sirin's eyes, but awakened her to reality.

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If she couldn't become who she dreamed to be, she could never break free from what imprisoned magical girls.

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She let intense emotions ran rampant inside her body, until they all flowed into her heart ridden with anger and self-blame.

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It was then that the purple-haired girls had her first unexpected "metamorphosis".

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TeRiRi

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What... did you say?

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Sirin

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The battle is over. There's no need to go find them.

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Sirin

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Vollerei Senpai did it on purpose. When she threw us out with winds, she was ready. She created the barrier so she could defeat the Dark Lord alone.

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Sirin

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I overheard Senpai's plan last night. They said that as a last resort, they’ll use a barrier to isolate the entire castle and use that "forbidden magic” on the Dark Lord.

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Sirin

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I read about it in the library. It's the oldest forbidden magic that a magical girl can only use once in a lifetime. It terminates the enemy at the cost of her own soul.

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TeRiRi

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We have all the more reason to go back!

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Sirin

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No. What we must do now is to respect their efforts and get out.

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Sirin

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And then... live on for them as well.

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TeRiRi

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You—

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TeRiRi

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Have you already accepted reality? Vollerei Senpai is still in there, we have time to request reinforcement—

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Sirin

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How could I ever accept it!

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Sirin

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But if I don't... then what? What are we capable of doing?

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Sirin

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Tearing open the barrier created by Vollerei Senpai to let monsters out of the castle, completely undermining her efforts?

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Sirin

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Or wrestling with waves after waves of monsters to protect civilians, only to end up like Broboli Senpai?

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Sirin

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(Or... stay put and wait for a reinforcement that will never come?)

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TeRiRi

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"A magical girl shall never abandon a companion." This is the first article in Magic Security Bureau's orientation guide.

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TeRiRi

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They have no reason to stand by, much less watch the mission fail.

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TeRiRi

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If all magical girls unite, we stand a chance!

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Sirin

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(Even if we all unite, we... don't stand any chance.)

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TeRiRi

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Sirin, let's go back together!

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Sirin

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No, TeRiRi, let's... let's quit the Magic Security Bureau together. Leave this place. I don't want to fight for them anymore.

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TeRiRi

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At that time, I didn't understand Sirin's words, so I went to the Magic Security Bureau by myself to seek help.

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TeRiRi

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But as Sirin said, they used approval procedures as an excuse to delay support. When I rushed back to the castle with the so-called "reinforcement", it was too late.

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TeRiRi

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Both the barrier and the Dark Lord have vanished, yet all I could do was watch the Magic Security Bureau seal Vollerei Senpai, who was slumbering at the center of the castle, as a dangerous existence from afar.

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The girl lowered her eyelashes, her tone deeply saddened.

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TeRiRi

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Afterward, I began investigating the Magic Security Bureau and searching for a way to awaken Vollerei Senpai.

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TeRiRi

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I still believe if I make a feasible plan, Sirin will get back on her feet.

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TeRiRi

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But when I told her the existence of the Miracle Stone, she rejected me once more.

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TeRiRi

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She said it was a bait, a fantasy. If this magical treasure has existed since the beginning, why didn't the Dark Lord use it against us?

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Rita

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I'm afraid Miss Sirin objected to your plan because she realized this on her earlier investigation.

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Delta

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But I still don't understand why the Magic Security Bureau didn't send other magical girls to back Vollerei Senpai up?

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TeRiRi

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After the war ended, I've been running around for this question restlessly, and now I've finally found its answer.

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TeRiRi

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In the end, we magical girls are only the "firewood" used by the Magic Security Bureau to keep the world alive.

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Rita

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Firewood?

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TeRiRi

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Yeah. The kind that can't be exhausted, to be exact.

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TeRiRi

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The calamity can't be eradicated. Since a long, long time ago, the magical creatures of the castle have been corroding the city... until today.

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TeRiRi

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Such corrosion can only be fought back by generations of selfless magical girls.

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TeRiRi

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And the magical girl that sacrificed herself to slay the Dark Lord would one day become the new Dark Lord and plunge the world into darkness again.

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TeRiRi

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This is the truth of that forbidden magic.

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The girl took a deep breath, as if doing so could lift some burden off her shoulder.

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TeRiRi

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The tower is where our battle started, and... where it ended.

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TeRiRi

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If it weren't for Vollerei Senpai and Broboli Senpai, Sirin and I... would never have had the opportunity to meet everyone.

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TeRiRi

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But to practice the oath of a magical girl, Vollerei Senpai would face the most painful fate of all.

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TeRiRi

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I want to end this chain of tragedy, so waking up Vollerei Senpai has become not only my wish, but also the mission of my life.

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Bronie

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Sorry… That didn't come out right.

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TeRiRi

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It's alright, Bronie, l just remembered things from my past. Besides, l trust everyone! I know we'll find the Miracle Stone.

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Rita

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But you must feel uneasy without Miss Sirin.

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TeRiRi

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Um… H-how did you know?

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Rita

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lt's written all over your face.

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TeRiRi

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Um…

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TeRiRi

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Before posting the task, I've actually invited Sirin many times, but you can see what came out of it...

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Delta

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But you went through the same event. Doesn't Sirin want to wake Vollerei up?

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TeRiRi

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Of course she does! It's just... she just…

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Kasumi

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She’s lost too much, and doesn't want to lose someone dear again for a gamble. Or should I say, her last companion, which is you, TeRiRi.

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TeRiRi

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I understand her concern, but... look, I'm a tough magical girl too!

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Kasumi

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…

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Kasumi

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In the face of irreversibility, your attitude reminds me of someone I knew.

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TeRiRi

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Did… did that person succeed?

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Kasumi

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My existence is proof of her success.

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Kasumi

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But the price of the success... is perhaps too high for me to pay in my lifetime.

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Kasumi sighed, then looked away.

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< Screen fades to black. >

TeRiRi

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(... Price, huh?)

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End